Verified Provider Directory

Public DNS Servers List — Compare Free DNS Providers

Every address in this list is verified: IPv4, IPv6, DNS-over-HTTPS and DNS-over-TLS endpoints for the world’s major public resolvers. Copy what you need, or benchmark them from your own connection.

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Public DNS providers with IPv4 addresses and encrypted DNS support
Provider	Category	Primary IPv4	Secondary IPv4	Encrypted
CL Cloudflare	general	—	—	DoH DoT
GO Google Public DNS	general	—	—	DoH DoT
CO Control D (Unfiltered)	general	—	—	DoH DoT
RE RethinkDNS	privacy	—	—	DoH DoT
CL CleanBrowsing Security	security	—	—	DoH DoT
CL CleanBrowsing Family	family	—	—	DoH DoT
DN DNS.SB	privacy	—	—	DoH DoT
RE Restena	privacy	—	—	DoH DoT
II IIJ Public DNS	general	—	—	DoH DoT
OP OpenBLD	security	—	—	DoH DoT
QU Quad9	security	—	—	DoH DoT
AD AdGuard DNS	security	—	—	DoH DoT
AD AdGuard Family	family	—	—	DoH DoT
OP OpenDNS	security	—	—	DoH DoT
NE NextDNS	privacy	—	—	DoH DoT
MU Mullvad DNS	privacy	—	—	DoH DoT
AL AliDNS	general	—	—	DoH DoT
DN DNSPod	general	—	—	DoH DoT
CI CIRA Canadian Shield	privacy	—	—	DoH DoT
DI Digitale Gesellschaft	privacy	—	—	DoH DoT
LI LibreDNS	privacy	—	—	DoH DoT
SW SWITCH	privacy	—	—	DoH DoT
FO Foundation for Applied Privacy	privacy	—	—	DoH DoT
UN UncensoredDNS	privacy	—	—	DoH DoT
36 360 Secure DNS	general	—	—	DoH DoT
DN DNS for Family	family	—	—	DoH DoT

CL

Cloudflare

general DoH DoT

DoH URL

https://cloudflare-dns.com/dns-query

DoT Host

one.one.one.one

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GO

Google Public DNS

general DoH DoT

DoH URL

https://dns.google/dns-query

DoT Host

dns.google

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CO

Control D (Unfiltered)

general DoH DoT

DoH URL

https://freedns.controld.com/p0

DoT Host

p0.freedns.controld.com

Benchmark
RE

RethinkDNS

privacy DoH DoT

DoH URL

https://sky.rethinkdns.com/dns-query

DoT Host

max.rethinkdns.com

Benchmark
CL

CleanBrowsing Security

security DoH DoT

DoH URL

https://doh.cleanbrowsing.org/doh/security-filter/

DoT Host

security-filter-dns.cleanbrowsing.org

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CL

CleanBrowsing Family

family DoH DoT

DoH URL

https://doh.cleanbrowsing.org/doh/family-filter/

DoT Host

family-filter-dns.cleanbrowsing.org

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DN

DNS.SB

privacy DoH DoT

DoH URL

https://doh.dns.sb/dns-query

DoT Host

dot.sb

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RE

Restena

privacy DoH DoT

DoH URL

https://dnspub.restena.lu/dns-query

Benchmark
II

IIJ Public DNS

general DoH DoT

DoH URL

https://public.dns.iij.jp/dns-query

DoT Host

public.dns.iij.jp

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OP

OpenBLD

security DoH DoT

DoH URL

https://ada.openbld.net/dns-query

DoT Host

ada.openbld.net

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QU

Quad9

security DoH DoT

DoH URL

https://dns.quad9.net/dns-query

DoT Host

dns.quad9.net

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AD

AdGuard DNS

security DoH DoT

DoH URL

https://dns.adguard-dns.com/dns-query

DoT Host

dns.adguard-dns.com

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AD

AdGuard Family

family DoH DoT

DoH URL

https://family.adguard-dns.com/dns-query

DoT Host

family.adguard-dns.com

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OP

OpenDNS

security DoH DoT

DoH URL

https://doh.opendns.com/dns-query

DoT Host

dns.opendns.com

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NE

NextDNS

privacy DoH DoT

DoH URL

https://dns.nextdns.io/

DoT Host

dns.nextdns.io

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MU

Mullvad DNS

privacy DoH DoT

DoH URL

https://all.dns.mullvad.net/dns-query

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AL

AliDNS

general DoH DoT

DoH URL

https://dns.alidns.com/dns-query

DoT Host

dns.alidns.com

Benchmark
DN

DNSPod

general DoH DoT

DoH URL

https://doh.pub/dns-query

DoT Host

dot.pub

Benchmark
CI

CIRA Canadian Shield

privacy DoH DoT

DoH URL

https://private.canadianshield.cira.ca/dns-query

DoT Host

private.canadianshield.cira.ca

Benchmark
DI

Digitale Gesellschaft

privacy DoH DoT

DoH URL

https://dns.digitale-gesellschaft.ch/dns-query

DoT Host

dns.digitale-gesellschaft.ch

Benchmark
LI

LibreDNS

privacy DoH DoT

DoH URL

https://doh.libredns.gr/dns-query

DoT Host

dot.libredns.gr

Benchmark
SW

SWITCH

privacy DoH DoT

DoH URL

https://dns.switch.ch/dns-query

DoT Host

dns.switch.ch

Benchmark
FO

Foundation for Applied Privacy

privacy DoH DoT

DoH URL

https://doh.applied-privacy.net/query

DoT Host

dot1.applied-privacy.net

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UN

UncensoredDNS

privacy DoH DoT

DoH URL

https://anycast.uncensoreddns.org/dns-query

DoT Host

anycast.uncensoreddns.org

Benchmark
36

360 Secure DNS

general DoH DoT

DoH URL

https://doh.360.cn/dns-query

DoT Host

dot.360.cn

Benchmark
DN

DNS for Family

family DoH DoT

DoH URL

https://dns-doh.dnsforfamily.com/dns-query

DoT Host

dns-dot.dnsforfamily.com

Benchmark

Set up a public DNS server

Instructions below show standard setup procedures for each operating system. Open any provider’s details above to copy its specific IP and hostname configurations.

Open Settings → Network & internet and select your active connection (Wi-Fi or Ethernet).
Click Hardware properties, then click Edit next to DNS server assignment.
Switch from Automatic (DHCP) to Manual and toggle IPv4 on.
Enter the provider's Preferred and Alternate DNS addresses (e.g. 1.1.1.1 and 1.0.0.1).
Windows 11: Set DNS over HTTPS to On (automatic template) if supported.

What makes a resolver fast and trustworthy

Technical standards that separate modern high-performance resolvers from legacy ISP infrastructure.

Anycast routing

Major resolvers announce the same IP from hundreds of edge locations globally. BGP routing automatically sends your packets to the nearest healthy server point of presence.

EDNS Client Subnet (ECS)

ECS forwards part of your IP address to authoritative nameservers so CDNs can select nearby content clusters. While improving CDN routing, it reveals partial subscriber network information.

DNSSEC validation

Validating resolvers verify cryptographic signatures on DNS records to protect against cache poisoning and spoofed answers. All verified resolvers in this directory support DNSSEC.

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